Maintenance Planner (SugarCreek)

Sugar Creek Packing Co. and Related Companies • West Chester, OH

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About The Position

Sugar Creek Packing Co., founded in 1966, is a flourishing privately held, family owned food company. Its commitment to making the highest-quality, best-value products has allowed Sugar Creek to grow into one of the largest independent bacon processors servicing the global market. The Maintenance Planner will plan and coordinate preventive, planned, and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and operational effectiveness. This role involves scheduling maintenance tasks, managing work orders, maintaining accurate records, supporting new part requests, and collaborating with Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Supervisors, and various other teams.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required; Associate’s Degree in Industrial/Construction Technology or similar field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of industrial, electrical, or mechanical experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technical Leads and Training & Mentoring Manager to review and continuously improve PM program for all industrial equipment and machinery located in the plant.
• Monitor plant-wide planned production schedules, backlogs, completion rates, and report results by analyzing different key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Participate, lead, and train other maintenance personnel in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing activities, including Review and Response Meetings and daily maintenance meetings.
• Conduct advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping, asset reliability, budget development, and cost analysis to determine project feasibility.
• Solicit quotes from vendors/contractors when necessary for different projects and schedule maintenance with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) or third parties using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Train Maintenance Technicians on CMMS System (SAP).
• Lead maintenance planning meetings in the plant to schedule work orders and use of plant resources.
• Analyze data relating to overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) when working with Maintenance Technicians on reliability improvement projects.
• Identify and notify Training and Maintenance Managers of recurring faults on specific equipment to determine need for root cause analysis (RCA) review.
• Participate with Technical Leads to read manuals and maintenance requirements for all new machines and develop sufficient PM schedule based on original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements and on personal knowledge.
• Monitor completed tasks and update preventative maintenance schedule accordingly.
• Notify Corporate MRO Team of any equipment moves, transfers, and installations.
• Coordinate with MRO Manager to manage inventory control.
• Procure materials and labor to accomplish CEAR projects and other SugarCreek maintenance/repair projects.
• Work directly with Project Engineer to plan and coordinate Capital Expenditure Appropriation Request (CEAR) projects with outside contractors and maintenance.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures and regulations.
• Support all safety, food quality and sanitation initiatives and policies.
• Follow SugarCreek safety rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees